Background Paper - Social Justice in the OECD – How Do the Member States Compare?

Inequality has increased substantially in many countries in recent decades. Spectacular gains in the incomes and wealth of the richest fraction of the population often contrast with severe poverty in ...

Inequality has increased substantially in many countries in recent decades. Spectacular gains in the incomes and wealth of the richest fraction of the population often contrast with severe poverty in the same country. Inequality of outcomes often goes hand in hand with inequality of opportunities, as poor people endure various forms of social exclusion, including unequal access to education and health care, high rates of youth unemployment or precarious work and an absence of social recognition.